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Da Robertino

Da Robertino

Via Panisperna, 231, Rome, Italy

Caffè • Gelato • Pescare • Italiano


"The two of us were here for dinner on Friday evening. I deliberately waited a few days before rating it so that my impressions could settle. Overall, the wine and food were below average for me and overpriced compared to similar restaurants in the area. I constantly struggled with the impression that I had landed in a tourist trap. I know the area quite well from previous stays in Rome and have also lived in Italy for some time, so I recognize it quite well. A few more details: 1 Reception: A not particularly friendly lady (the owner? welcomed us. Well, it was Friday evening and there was a lot going on. Maybe it was also the one that is mentioned negatively in some other reviews regarding non resident guests. 2 Service: The main waiter for our room tried very hard, but was visibly overwhelmed due to the many guests. Some repeat orders came with a very long delay. 3 Food: The starters (fior di zucca and classic bruschetta were simple but good. The pasta of my companion (paccheri with tomato sauce and my own (carbonara were quite watery and tasted borderline, the paccheri were too firm to the bite for my companion. We therefore refrained from ordering a second main course. 4 Wine: We ordered vino della casa. I always do that in Italy because, in my experience, the house wine there is usually very good and has a particularly good price performance ratio. This time mine was unfortunately very bitter and simply not good but it wasn't cheap either. 5 Area: Via Panisperna was a great setting for a relaxing spring evening on Friday evening. The restaurant also offers seating outside. But despite there being free tables, we were only offered one table inside (I could see from where I was sitting that there were always free tables outside, so in my opinion there would have been room outside ."